HR 3087 · 93th Congress · Reclamation of land
Reclamation Lands Authority Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1973-01-29)
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Reclamation Lands Authority Act - Establishes the Reclamation Lands Authority which shall be directed by a Board of three members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Authority shall be furnished with a listing of all irrigated and irrigable lands administered under reclamation laws by the Department of the Interior and states that upon noncompliance with the reclamations laws any such lands will be declared "excess land". States that the titles, claims, access, entry and control of such excess lands shall pass to the Authority to be sold, leased or managed according to the determination of this Act. Confers upon the Authority all powers now residing in the Secretary of the Interior to enforce the provisions of the Federal Reclamation Act and related Acts which limit the size of farms to be served by and under the provisions of Federal Reclamation projects. Authorizes the Authority to acquire all excess lands and to deposit the proceeds from the sale or lease of such lands in the "Education, Conservation and Economic Opportunity Fund" in Treasury of the United States. Provides that the "Education, Conservation and Economic Opportun…
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